User:Resolute/2006 MLB season

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The 2006 MLB Season was the 104th season of Major League Baseball.

Contents 1 Regular season standings 2 Postseason results 3 MLB statistical leaders 4 Awards and honors 5 Events 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Regular season standings

American League Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB East Division 1st New York Yankees 97   65 .599    -- 2nd Toronto Blue Jays 87   75 .537 10.0 3rd Boston Red Sox 86   76 .531 11.0 4th Baltimore Orioles 70   92 .432 27.0 5th Tampa Bay Devil Rays 61 101 .377 36.0 Central Division 1st Minnesota Twins 96   66 .593    -- 2nd Detroit Tigers† 95   67 .586   1.0 3rd Chicago White Sox 90   72 .556   6.0 4th Cleveland Indians 78   84 .481 18.0 5th Kansas City Royals 62 100 .383 34.0 West Division 1st Oakland Athletics 93   69 .574    -- 2nd Los Angeles Angels 89   73 .549   4.0 3rd Texas Rangers 80   82 .494 13.0 4th Seattle Mariners 78   84 .481 15.0 †Denotes the club that won the wild card for its respective league. ‡Because the Padres and Dodgers finished with the same win-loss record, the division championship was awarded to the Padres based on their 13-5 season series edge over the Dodgers.

National League Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB East Division 1st New York Mets   97 65 .599    -- 2nd Philadelphia Phillies   85 77 .525 12.0 3rd Atlanta Braves   79 83 .488 18.0 4th Florida Marlins   78 84 .481 19.0 5th Washington Nationals   71 91 .438 26.0 Central Division 1st St. Louis Cardinals   83 78 .516    -- 2nd Houston Astros   82 80 .506   1.5 3rd Cincinnati Reds   80 82 .494   3.5 4th Milwaukee Brewers   75 87 .463   8.5 5th Pittsburgh Pirates   67 95 .414 16.5 6th Chicago Cubs   66 96 .407 17.5 West Division 1st San Diego Padres‡   88 74 .543    -- 2nd Los Angeles Dodgers†‡   88 74 .543    -- 3rd San Francisco Giants   76 85 .472 11.5 4th Arizona Diamondbacks   76 86 .469 12.0 4th Colorado Rockies   76 86 .469 12.0

[edit] Postseason results

	Division Series TV: ESPN/FOX					League Championship Series TV: FOX					World Series TV: FOX
	1	New York Yankees	1
	4	Detroit Tigers	3
						4	Detroit Tigers	4
	American League
						3	Oakland Athletics	0
	2	Minnesota Twins	0
	3	Oakland Athletics	3
											AL4	Detroit Tigers	1
											NL3	St. Louis Cardinals	4
	1	New York Mets	3
	4	Los Angeles Dodgers	0
						1	New York Mets	3
	National League
						3	St. Louis Cardinals	4
	2	San Diego Padres	1
	3	St. Louis Cardinals	3

Click on any series score to link to that series' page.
Higher seed had home field advantage during Division Series and League Championship Series.
The American League champion had home field advantage during the World Series as a result of the AL victory in the 2006 All-Star Game.

• Postseason MVPs
  • World Series MVP - David Eckstein
  • ALCS MVP - Plácido Polanco
  • NLCS MVP - Jeff Suppan
• All-Star Game, July 11 at PNC Park - American League, 3-2; Michael Young, MVP
  • Century 21 Home Run Derby, July 10 - Ryan Howard, Philadelphia Phillies

[edit] MLB statistical leaders

American League National League Type Name Stat Name Stat AVG Joe Mauer, MIN .347 Freddy Sanchez, PIT .344 HR David Ortiz, BOS 54 Ryan Howard, PHI 58 RBI David Ortiz, BOS 137 Ryan Howard, PHI 149 Wins Johan Santana, MIN Chien-Ming Wang, NYY 19 Aaron Harang, CIN Derek Lowe, LAD Brad Penny, LAD John Smoltz, ATL Brandon Webb, ARI Carlos Zambrano, CHC 16 ERA Johan Santana, MIN 2.77 Roy Oswalt, HOU 2.98 SO Johan Santana, MIN 245 Aaron Harang, CIN 216 SV Francisco Rodríguez, LAA 47 Trevor Hoffman, SD 46

[edit] Awards and honors

• Baseball Hall of Fame elections
  • Bruce Sutter is selected by the BBWAA.
  • In a special election by the Committee on African-American Baseball, seventeen Negro League figures are elected (all posthumously): Ray Brown, Willard Brown, Andy Cooper, Frank Grant, Pete Hill, Biz Mackey, Effa Manley, José Méndez, Alex Pompez, Cum Posey, Louis Santop, Mule Suttles, Ben Taylor, Cristóbal Torriente, Sol White, J.L. Wilkinson, and Jud Wilson. Manley is the first woman ever elected to the Hall. Including Sutter, the 18 inductees are the largest class in the Hall's history.
  • Gene Elston is selected to receive the Ford C. Frick Award. During his 47 years in the broadcast booth, the former Astros announcer brought a no-nonsense approach to reporting the happenings on the diamond.

Award	National League	American League
Most Valuable Player	Ryan Howard, PHI	Justin Morneau, MIN
Cy Young	Brandon Webb, ARI	Johan Santana, MIN
Manager of the Year	Joe Girardi, FLA	Jim Leyland, DET
Rookie of the Year	Hanley Ramirez, FLA	Justin Verlander, DET
Relief Man of the Year	Trevor Hoffman, SD	Francisco Rodríguez, LAA
Comeback Player of the Year	Nomar Garciaparra, LAD	Jim Thome, CWS
Hank Aaron Award	Ryan Howard, PHI	Derek Jeter, NYY
Roberto Clemente Award	Carlos Delgado, NYM

• Gold Glove Awards:
  • AL: Kenny Rogers (P), Iván Rodríguez (C), Mark Teixeira (1B), Mark Grudzielanek (2B), Eric Chavez (3B), Derek Jeter (SS), Torii Hunter (OF), Ichiro Suzuki (OF), Vernon Wells (OF)
  • NL: Greg Maddux (P), Brad Ausmus (C), Albert Pujols (1B), Orlando Hudson (2B), Scott Rolen (3B), Omar Vizquel (SS), Carlos Beltrán (OF), Mike Cameron (OF), Andruw Jones (OF)

[edit] Events

Main article: 2006 events in baseball

• Key event 1 (Balco)

• Key event 2 (...)

[edit] See also

• 2006 in baseball

[edit] References

• Baseball-Reference.com, 2006 American League season
• Baseball-Reference.com, 2006 National League season

[edit] External links